The management of the Kwara State University has sought the intervention of the State Government to bridge the infrastructural gaps in the institution.
The school’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, represented by the Deputy Chancellor, Professor Omololu Fapojuwo, made this appeal on Tuesday, during the State Deputy Governor, Mr. Kayode Alabi inspection visit to the university.
Fapojuwo pointed out that KWASU “being the fulcrum of knowledge driven society” is in a dire need of some basic infrastructures to commensurate with its continuing expansion.
He highlighted some of the needs to include: construction of more roads on the campus; provision of a one-off grant of N2 Billion to ease the financial burden of the university and reinforcement of the Security Patrol Network to checkmate the activities of criminal syndicates on the Shao-malete road as well as ensuring security of the institution’s satellite campuses at Osi and Ilesha Baruba.
Also, part of the requests was the transfer of Management of Malete Dam to Kwara State University to alleviate the problem of water shortage in the university community.
Professor Fapojuwo further pleaded for the cession of Management of Sobi Hills and Agba Dam to KWASU to shore up the university and Kwara State Government’s revenue drive and also make the State a leading tourist destination in the country.
For his part, the deputy governor urged the university to leverage on its entrepreneurial programmes to reduce the spate of unemployment among Nigerian graduates, saying the only way to have a secured future is through design of innovative inventions to solve major societal problems.
Speaking on the requests, the Deputy Governor gave assurance that the government would apply every resources within its capacity to bring institution’s demands to fruition, noting that they are central to the university’s development.
